Maserati Ghibli

Maserati Ghibli

The Maserati Ghibli was the replacement model for the Mistral and Maserati's premium two seater Grand Tourer for its day and is renown for its beautifully understated masculine and muscular with perfect proportions design; courtesy of the legendary young designer Giogetto Giugiaro. It was conceived as the ultimate late 60's road car and although it may have not been as technically advanced as it rivals, the Ferrari 275GTB/4 and the Lamborghini 350GT; it was at least as beautiful with a distinctly new fresh lean and low shape from Giugiaro, the talented young designer for Ghia andws further enhanced by its formidable 4.7L V8 engine with 330HP and enormous torque. To this day, Giugiaro himself states that it is one of the designs he is most proud of, a car some say is better looking than the same era's legendary Ferrari 365GTB/4 Daytona. Almost fifty years after its first production years, the Ghibli is still considered one of the sexiest collectibles possible to enhance any serious collection or garage with many enthusiasts considering it the greatest of all road going Maserati's!

The sensation of the 1966 Turin show and still today highly regarded as Maserati's ultimate front engine road car, it boasted stunning styling with low ground hugging looks on an all steel body, making it quite heavy yet still capable of up to 160mph due to extra displacement and output from the Maserati four cam V8. It had the perfect pedigree of luxury, performance and flawless Ghia styling that never again came together quite so sublimely.

It is of note that the later SS model, introduced in the Ghibli's 3rd year of production, was a purely marketing tool for Maserati, and although it did have a 4.9L engine with a slightly higher top speed of 165mph and only 5bhp more, this was the only difference between the SS model and the 4.7L model. The Ghibli ended its production run in 1973 having built only 1,149 coupes and 125 Spiders, and they are becoming very thin on the ground with only very few still remaining and with some reports of only maybe some 500+ Coupes still in existence; therefore ensuring their legacy as one of the worlds lowest production supercars. They were followed by the Citroen influenced Bora and Khamsin which were to become Maserati's new flagship cars into the new decade; although these models lacked the symmetry and restraint of the more tasteful 1960's Maserati's.

Maserati Ghibli is the name of three different cars produced by Italian manufacturer Maserati

These were:The AM115, a V8 grand tourer from 1966 to 1973The AM336, a V6 twin-turbo coupé from 1992 to 1997The M157, an executive saloon from 2013 on.Ghibli is the name for the hot dry south-westerly wind of the Libyan desert.

Ghibli AM15

The original Ghibli (Tipo AM115) is a two-door, 2+2 V8-engined grand tourer. American magazine Sports Car International named it number nine on its list of Top Sports Cars of the 1960s.HistoryThe Ghibli was first unveiled as a 2-seater prototype at the November 1966 Turin Motor Show.Its steel body was characterized by a low, shark-shaped nose.It was designed by a young Giorgetto Giugiaro, then working at Ghia. The car featured:Pop-up headlampsLeather front sport seatsAlloy wheels. Two rear seats consisting of nothing more than a cushion without a backrest The Ghibli was to be marketed as a 2-door 2+2 fastback coupé. Deliveries started in March of 1967The car was powered by a front placed quad-cam 4.7 L, 310 PS (228 kW; 306 bhp) dry sump V8 engine mated to a five-speed manual, with a three-speed automatic optional. It had a 0-60 mph time of 6.8 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph).SpyderThe 2-seat Ghibli Spyder went into production in 1969. Its convertible top folded under a flush fitting body-colour tonneau cover behind the front seats. A retractable hardtop was available as an option.

Ghibli SS

The Ghibli SS was released in 1969. It had a:4.9-litre engine and put out 335 PS (246 kW; 330 bhp). Its top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph) made it the fastest Maserati road car ever produced.

Production

In all, 1,170 coupés and 125 Spyders (including 25 Spyder SS) were produced. The Ghibli went out of production in 1973It was succeeded the following year by the Bertone-designed KhamsinThe Ghibli Featured:A tubular frame with a separate bodyFront suspension used double wishbone typeCoaxial dampers Coil springsAn anti-roll bar. At the rear there was:A live axle on semi-elliptic springsA single longitudinal torque armHydraulic dampers An anti-roll barMagnesium wheels were standard, originally fitted with Pirelli Cinturato 205 VR15 tyres (CN72), while Borrani wire wheels were optional. The car consumed copious volumes of fuel, but Maserati fitted the car with two independent 50 L (13.2 US gal; 11.0 imp gal) fuel tanks.

Ghibli AM336

The Ghibli name was resurrected with the unveiling of the 1992 Ghibli (Tipo AM336), a two-door, four-seater coupé with twin-turbo V6 engines. Like the V8 Maserati Shamal, it was an evolution of the previous Biturbo coupésThe doors, interior, and basic bodyshell were carried over from the Biturbo.The Ghibli was launched at the 62nd Turin Motor Show in April 1992.The Ghibli was updated with a:24-valve Biturbo enginesA 2.0-litre V6 coupled to a six-speed manual transmissionA 2.8-litre V6 for exportA 5-speed manualFrom 1995 with the 6-speed. A 4-speed automatic was optional. The coupé was built for luxury as well as performanceIts interior featured Connolly leather upholstery and burl elm trim.

1994 Ghibli

At the 1994 Geneva Motor Show, Maserati launched an updated Ghibli.It had:A refreshed interiorNew wing mirrorsWider and larger 17" alloy wheels Fully adjustable electronic suspensionABS brakes addedThe Ghibli Open Cup single-make racing car was announced in late 1994.Two sport versions were introduced in 1995. The first was the Ghibli Kit Sportivo whose namesake handling kit included:Wider tyres on OZ "Futura III" split-rim wheelsSpecific springsDampersAnti-roll barsThe second was the limited edition Ghibli Cup which debuted at the December 1995 Bologna Motor Show.It mounted a 2-litre engine upgraded to 330 PS (243 kW; 325 hp).At the time the Ghibli Cup had the highest ever per litre power output of any street legal car, surpassing the Bugatti EB110 and Jaguar XJ220. Chassis upgrades included:Tweaked suspensionBrembo brakesVisually the Cup was recognizable from its 5-spoke split-rim Speedline wheels and badges on the doors. Only four paint colours were availableRedWhiteYellowFrench blue. The sporty theme continued in the Cup's cabin with:Black leatherCarbon fibre trimAluminium pedalsA MOMO steering wheel.Ghibli GTA second round of improvements resulted in the Ghibli GT in 1996.It was fitted with:7-spoked 17" alloy wheelsBlack headlight housingsSuspension and transmission modifications.Maserati later made 60 special edition Ghiblis called the Ghibli Primatist, featuring:Special Ultramarine blue paintworkAn interior trimmed in two-tone blue/turquoise leather and polished burr walnut.Production of the second generation Ghibli ended in summer 1998. It was replaced in the Maserati range by the 3200 GT.

Ghibli Open Cup

A single-make racing series for the Ghibli, the Open Cup, was run two seasons—1995 and 1996. Twenty-five Ghibli Open Cup racing cars were prepared. They were based on the two-litre model, tuned to 320 PS (235 kW; 316 hp)They used:Roller-bearing turbochargersA freer-flowing exhaustRemapped fuel computersA roll cageSparco racing seatsA Momo racing steering wheelAluminium shifter knob and pedals5-point beltsAutomatic fire extinguishing systemAn aluminium sump guardCarbon fibre air-intakesA modified fuel system and 17" 5-spoke Speedline wheels completed the outfitting In 1995 eight races were held, two in Italy and six across Europe. In 1996, the car received a modification upgrade, resulting in similar track times to those of the Ferrari 355 Challenge. After the end of the 1995 racing season, several of the original 23 cars were used in national GT events. Today the Ghibli Open Cup is highly sought after by collectors.

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